I can finally tell that Zhang Ye became famous all because of luck. He doesn’t know a thing. He’s finished. His reputation is completely ruined.”
“He’s too young.”
“Not only is he young, he’s arrogant!”
“The entire world doesn’t have such programs, but you have to do it? Isn’t this a joke? Only you are smart, while others are fools? Why didn’t others do such a program if it was so good?”
They were full of criticism and doubts online!
Even Zhang Ye’s fan club was the same!
A newcomer who had just joined the fanclub said, “You guys have fun here. I’m leaving the fanclub. If I want to hear jokes, can’t I go to a joke website? Must I listen to you?”
Another newcomer said, “If this is what Z is going to do, then I’m dropping out, too.”
“What jokes are there to say? And it’s a program done by himself? Is there such a need? Teacher Zhang, I still support you, but can you change programs!?” a fan said.
A junior moderator said without much confidence, “Teacher Zhang definitely has something hidden up his sleeves.”
The person responded, “What something? This program is completely meaningless. I don’t even want to watch it. Talk show? I’m speechless!”
Everyone was full of doubts!
There were others who had always been against Zhang Ye that did not sit idle. They took the opportunity to curse and it was the kind of curse that flooded the screen!
……
Closing the webpage, Zhang Ye laughed. Maybe he had not clearly demonstrated the true value of a talk show. Telling jokes? If it were that simple, talk shows would not have been so popular all over the world. How could it be so simple? However, Zhang Ye did not explain. It was too late to explain already. What he needed to do was produce good results to let everyone know the true charm of a talk show!
Dong Shanshan looked sideways, “Feeling the pressure?”
“Pressure?” Zhang Ye shrugged, “Not at all. They can keep cursing if they wish to. I don’t plan on explaining. We’ll exchange blows through my program.”
Dong Shanshan blinked, “You’re so confident?”
Zhang Ye smiled without speaking a word. The answer was a resounding “yes”!
Was “Lecture Room” good? Was the program excellent? When Central TV broadcast it throughout the country by satellite, the highest rating it got for an episode was 0.5% or so. As the coverage was wide, it was definitely completely different from a provincial station’s 8-9% ratings. If one could get a national coverage with 0.5% ratings, then that was already an amazing rating. However, compared to the talk show programs of his world, “Lecture Room”‘s ratings could not compare. Amongst the top two talk show programs in the country, the highest rated talk show’s average ratings was already more than twice “Lecture Room”‘s highest rating. As for the second-ranked talk show program, “Lecture Room”‘s highest rating could only barely compete with the program’s average ratings!
The difference was this great!
Since Lecture Room could become popular in this world, was there any reason talk shows would not be successful? For this, Zhang Ye never had a doubt!
Outside.
A woman walked over, “Teacher Zhang Ye, Teacher Dong Shanshan. Your programs have been confirmed. The Leaders have instructed that the both of you should record a promotional clip that lasts about twenty seconds today. Follow me.”
Dong Shanshan said, “Alright.”
Ah Qian said, “I’ll go, too.”
Little Yu volunteered, “I’ll also come help.”
Zhang Ye followed, “Promotional clip? The program isn’t done yet. How are we to do a promotional clip?”
“You might not understand,” Little Yu explained, “Our WebTV’s promotional clips are mainly to introduce our main hosts. Then we will mention the program’s name. It’s to get people to know the main host and the time of the program’s broadcast. It’s not a detailed introduction to programs as on television stations. Typically, the promotional clip will be aired after one of our WebTV programs finishes its broadcast. According to past practices, they will invite a few web hosts from our department to record the promotional clip together. Then they will broadcast it after their programs. It’s also a way of building up recognition. If one has good social ties, it’s even possible to invite every web host from our company. In this industry, we call this process endorsement.”
Zhang Ye was stunned, “One needs to have good social ties?”
Little Yu smiled wryly, “That’s right. As it’s a free promotional clip, it’s basically a friendship endorsement. Hence, if someone has bad social abilities with others, there might be fewer people willing to help endorse their program.”
Zhang Ye knew that he was unpopular, so he did not have much hope for it.
There were not many people who paid him a lot of attention in the company. Now, there was unanimous criticism and doubts both online and internally in the company. None of them were optimistic about his new program, so who would help endorse him?